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{{Short description|Indian businessman (1918–1990)}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name              = Madhav Prasad Birla
| name              = Madhav Prasad Birla
| birth_date        = {{birth date|1918|07|04}}
| birth_date        = {{birth date|df=y|1918|07|04}}
| death_date        = {{death date and age|1990|07|30|1918|07|04}}
| death_date        = {{death date and age|df=y|1990|07|30|1918|07|04}}
| death_place        = [[Calcutta]]
| death_place        = Calcutta
| family            = [[Birla family]]
| family            = [[Birla family]]
}}
}}


'''Madhav Prasad Birla''' (1918-1990) was an [[India]]n [[entrepreneur]] and [[philanthropist]] based at [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], India.  
'''Madhav Prasad Birla''' (1918–1990) was an Indian [[entrepreneur]] based at Calcutta, West Bengal, India.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
He was born in Mumbai on 4 July 1918. He is the founder of [[M.P Birla Group|M.P. Birla Group]]. He was married to Smt. Priyamvada Devi . He had set up a host of companies like [[Birla Corp]], Universal Cables, Vindhya Telelinks, Hindustan Gum & Chemicals, Digvijay Woollen Mills, Indian Smelting. He also established Birla Planetarium & Belle Vue Clinic and several schools in Calcutta.
He was born in Mumbai on 4 July 1918. He is the founder of [[M.P Birla Group|M.P. Birla Group]]. He was married to Smt. Priyamvada Devi. He had set up a host of companies like [[Birla Corp]], Universal Cables, Vindhya Telelinks, Hindustan Gum & Chemicals, Digvijay Woollen Mills, Indian Smelting. He also established Birla Planetarium & Belle Vue Clinic and several schools in Calcutta.
He also served as vice chairman of Bombay Hospital Trust.
He also served as vice chairman of Bombay Hospital Trust.


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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090103151802/http://www.bombayhospital.com/founder.htm#madhavprasad Bio at Bombay Hospital page]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090103151802/http://www.bombayhospital.com/founder.htm#madhavprasad Bio at Bombay Hospital page]


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[[Category:1990 deaths]]
[[Category:1990 deaths]]
[[Category:Founders of Indian schools and colleges]]
[[Category:Founders of Indian schools and colleges]]
[[Category:Indian philanthropists]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian philanthropists]]
[[Category:20th-century philanthropists]]




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Madhav Prasad Birla
Born(1918-07-04)4 July 1918
Died30 July 1990(1990-07-30) (aged 72)
Calcutta
FamilyBirla family

Madhav Prasad Birla (1918–1990) was an Indian entrepreneur based at Calcutta, West Bengal, India.

Biography[edit | edit source]

He was born in Mumbai on 4 July 1918. He is the founder of M.P. Birla Group. He was married to Smt. Priyamvada Devi. He had set up a host of companies like Birla Corp, Universal Cables, Vindhya Telelinks, Hindustan Gum & Chemicals, Digvijay Woollen Mills, Indian Smelting. He also established Birla Planetarium & Belle Vue Clinic and several schools in Calcutta. He also served as vice chairman of Bombay Hospital Trust.

He died on 30 July 1990 at Calcutta.

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